GREENSBURG, Pa. – After building a double-digit lead early in the first half, Hilbert Men's Basketball fell behind by six points at intermission, then struggled to shut down a hot-handed Pitt-Greensburg Bobcats in the second half. 

Greensburg (8-6, 2-3 AMCC) earned an 89-76 Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference victory over Hilbert who dropped to 10-4 overall and 3-2 in league play.
 
HIGHLIGHTS
 
Four Hawks reached double figure scoring led by Larry Morse's 16 points and a team-high seven rebounds.
 
Shaheem Ellis recorded 15 points and four assists while Quran Briggs added 14 points. 

Malachi Hartley chipped in his season-high 10 points knocking down all six free throw attempts, and Austin Boies helped on the glass pulling down six rebounds.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED 

• Hilbert built a ten-point lead after converting on nine of their first 14 trips down the floor.  Briggs finished an And-1 play and Ellis drilled a 3-pointer four-and-a-half minutes into the contest. The Hawks continued to finish plays with Nathan Moore hitting from deep and Briggs scoring in the paint that set the 19-9 score at 12:01.
• Greensburg went on a 11-2 run and took their first lead, 22-21, with 8 minutes on the clock.
• Justin Poumpey's 3-point make knotted the game at 31-all three minutes later but the Hawks went cold from the floor and headed to the locker room down 42-37.
• Briggs (5) and Ellis (2) got the Hawks right back in the game after tying the score 44-44 at 18:10.
• Greensburg found their shooting touch and went on solid run, outscoring the Hawks 29-13 over the course of the next 10 minutes.
• The Bobcats scored most of their points in the paint, but they were successful from beyond the arc as well and that allowed them to build their largest lead (17) late in the game.
• Hilbert sliced the margin to 13 points by the final horn after Poumpey and Hartley went 4-for-4 at the foul line and Hartley finished in the lane with seconds left in the game.   

GAME NOTES

• Hilbert won the battle of the boards (32-30) and grabbed 12 offensive rebounds which led to 14 2nd chance points.
• Greensburg recorded 22 points off Hilbert's 15 turnovers and were credited with 27 fast break points.
• The Hawks finished the game hitting 44.4% from the floor, went 6-of-8 from 3pt land and were almost perfect at the foul line, sinking 14-of-15.
• Greensburg, after hitting 59.3% from the floor in the second half, finished the game hitting 53.2% from the floor, made 7-of-22 3-point FG and were also impressive at the stripe in hitting 16-of-18 free throws. 

UP NEXT
 
Hilbert returns to the friendly confines of the Hafner Recreation Center this weekend when they welcome La Roche University January 11th with a 2pm tip.